{"id":9692,"date":"2020-12-17T05:32:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2020-12-17T05:32:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:32:54","slug":"13-7-million-to-further-strengthen-integrity-in-australian-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/12\/17\/13-7-million-to-further-strengthen-integrity-in-australian-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"$13.7 million to further strengthen integrity in Australian sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australian Government is providing $13.7 million to boost the integrity of sport in Australia through additional funding for both the National Sports Tribunal and Sport Integrity Australia\u2019s efforts to tackle escalating and rapidly evolving integrity risks \u2013 critically, including child safeguarding.
\nMinister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck, said the commitment, announced as part of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), would strengthen the ability of sporting organisations in Australia to withstand these serious integrity threats.
\n\u201cWe are providing $10.1 million to Sport Integrity Australia to introduce an independent complaints handling process at all levels, from elite sports to the grassroots level,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThis complaints handling process will be complemented by the independent dispute resolution mechanism provided by the National Sports Tribunal.
\n\u201cThis opt-in model will enhance the protections for Australian sport and the community against evolving integrity issues affecting sport domestically and abroad, including harassment, bullying and child abuse, illicit drugs, manipulating outcomes and code of conduct issues.
\n\u201cThis is an important measure to ensure a high level of independence if and when an inquiry is sought.\u00a0 We know how important that can be and will ensure sporting bodies do not become a law unto themselves.
\n\u201cThe Australian Government has developed its National Integrity Framework covering Australia\u2019s 98 National Sporting Organisations. This investment in Sport Integrity Australia and the National Sports Tribunal underpins the implementation of this framework and continues the work towards a stronger and fairer sporting sector across Australia.
\n\u201cAustralians should have confidence in the integrity of sport at all levels. They should have confidence that integrity matters will be handled both independently and fairly. This program is designed to help sports meet those expectations.\u201d
\nFrom January 2021, Sport Integrity Australia will commence implementation of an independent and cost-effective assessment and treatment model for integrity complaints to be operational in March 2021. The funding will also support expanded\u00a0education and awareness work, policy development,\u00a0co-ordination,\u00a0and compliance\u00a0programs.
\nThe National Sports Tribunal (NST) will also receive $3.6 million to extend its pilot program for a further 12 months, until 18 March 2023, following the significant disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nThe NST offers national level sporting bodies and their participants an opportunity to resolve disputes efficiently and affordably, including through mediation, arbitration, conciliation and case appraisal.
\nMinister Colbeck said the NST would be supported to deal with and complete valid applications made to up until 18 March 2023.
\n\u201cThe Australian Government wants the NST to continue to deliver faster, more cost-effective, independent and transparent sports dispute resolution services,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThis will be particularly important to ensure that disputes that arise under the new National Integrity Framework can be resolved independently and fairly, so that sports, their participants and the Australian community can have confidence in the outcomes.
\n\u201cWe anticipate Australia\u2019s peak sporting bodies, such as the Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia and Commonwealth Games Australia, will be able to utilise the NST for major future events such as the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and 2022 Commonwealth Games.\u201d
\nMore information about the 2020-21 MYEFO statement is available online:\u00a0www.budget.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Australian Government is providing $13.7 million to boost the integrity of sport in Australia through additional funding for both the National Sports Tribunal and Sport Integrity Australia\u2019s efforts to tackle escalating and rapidly evolving integrity risks \u2013 critically, including child safeguarding. Minister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck, said the commitment, announced as part … Continue reading “$13.7 million to further strengthen integrity in Australian sport”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}